CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY

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Page 179When Rhea or Ge hid the baby Zeus [A] from Cronus in a Cretan cave, the
Curetes danced about, clashing their spears ... They are generally believed to
have been semidivine counterparts of young Cretans who performed armed
dances in ...

Page 185Obscure Cretan daimones, or spin'ts. The Dactyls (Fingers), who were also called
Idaeans because of their birth on Mount Ida in Crete, were said to be sons of the
nymph Anchiale. Having some association with Rhea in Crete, they came to be ...

Page 136Some say that the Cretans were unable to pursue the escaping vessel because
Theseus had bored holes below the waterline in the Cretan ships. In any case,
the Minotaur's intended victims sailed safely away from Crete and set their course
...